America / 1873
Orchid Blossoms
Orchid Blossoms
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Orchid Blossoms as painting (America · 1873).
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Ten years after painting Orchid Blossoms , artist Martin Johnson Heade married at the age of 64.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904).
The museum's collection notes: At the time he created this work, Martin Johnson Heade had made three trips to Central and South America. As an outgrowth of these experiences, he made a large number of paintings of birds and flowers, especially orchids, in a tropical setting.
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